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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
264000 MWK ($329 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have no new goals
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly does well in giving free cash which has enabled me to build an iron sheet roofed house. There is nothing that you do not do well but if you would send an extra transfer, it would be great
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used the money to buy 22 iron sheets, 30 poles, 5kgs of steel nails and 10 litres of solignum as materials for roofing my house. I also bought a mattress and 2 blankets
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
271500 MWK ($340 USD)
access_time over 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It was in the morning when i received, i felt happy because i never thought i will never have such money at once
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
We had no matress or blankets but now we have been able to buy them
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought matress, ironsheets, door frames and cement because I want to build a house
Enrolled
access_time almost 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money really means alot to me I'm so glad that i have been enrolled and looking forward to the transfer so that I should use it to build a better and bigger house than this one.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I'm a Yao by tribe and I live in Mangochi,regardless of Mangochi being hot I love tea,so I make sure that before starting off to work I should have a cup of tea each and every morning,with this I think the happiest part of my day is during morning when I'm drinking tea.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in my life is having a house with a glass fatched roof that leaks like nobody's business,growing up I have never sleep in a house with Iron sheets,I'm a builder and the little I get from building peoples houses only cover our daily basis that's food and soap that's why I haven't been able to build a house with Iron sheets,and also I have never sleep on a mattress I use Nkeka,so I'm looking forward to build a bigger house and also buy my self mattress so that I should be able to sleep comfortably at night.
